biography
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Utamaro, (Kitagawa)
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originally Kitagawa Nebsuyoshi
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pronunciation:
[ootamahroh]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1753–1806)
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| biography:
| Painter and engraver, born in Tokyo, Japan. Trained in Edo (modern Tokyo), he came to specialize in portraits of court ladies in which the gracefulness of face, figure, and flowing robes was depicted with a precise detail and personally developed use of close-up which brought him great contemporary success. He also painted flowers, birds, and fish, and carried the technique of the ukiyo-e or ‘popular school’ to its highest artistic level. |
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